Paul Revere
Also known as Paul Revere, Jr.
American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution (1735–1818)
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- 1735
- Died
- 1818
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- 14
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- Letter to Dr. Belknap [concerning his famous ride
- The Speech of Death to Levi Ames
- A Collection of the best Psalm tunes, in two, three, and four parts
- An Account of a late military massacre at Boston, or The consequences of quartering troops in a populous well-regulated town
- Second edition of Edes & Gill's North-American almanack for the year of our Lord 1769
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Paul Revere (December 21, 1734 O.S. (January 1, 1735 N.S.) – May 10, 1818) was an American silversmith, military officer and industrialist who played a major role during the opening months of the American Revolutionary War in Massachusetts, engaging in a midnight ride in 1775 to alert nearby minutemen of the approach of British troops prior to the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Born in the North End of Boston, Revere eventually became a prosperous and prominent Bostonian, deriving his income from silversmithing and engraving. During the American Revolution, he was a strong supporter of the Patriot cause and joined the Sons of Liberty. His midnight ride transformed him into an American folk hero, being dramatized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's 1861 poem, "Paul Revere's Ride". He also helped to organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the movements of British forces. Revere later served as an officer in the Massachusetts Militia, though his service ended after the Penobscot Expedition, one of the most disastrous American campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, for which he was absolved of blame.
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